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Sunday, November 08, 2009

My Rep. Reminds Me What Just Passed [Email]



  • Reduce costs and increase access to health coverage for the many families and small businesses who are struggling to afford care;

  • Eliminate excessive co-pays and deductibles for preventive care for seniors, including the gap in prescription drug cover ("Donut Hole") in Medicare Part D;

  • Make sure that no one is ever again denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition;

  • Help contain costs for families - including for those who already have insurance - by creating competition and expanding choices within the insurance market;

  • Reimburse doctors and health providers for high-quality care rather than by the volume of tests and visits - decreasing wait times for procedures, speeding up recovery for patients and eliminating billions of dollars of fraud and waste in our health system;

  • Empower patients and doctors to devise the best treatment plans by providing them with the best, most up-to-date medical information;

  • Put patients and doctors, not insurance bureaucrats, in charge of medical decisions; and

  • Keep medical benefits exactly the same for anyone who likes their current health care coverage.

  • And, we will accomplish all of this without adding to the deficit - instead we will cut the national debt by over $30 billion dollars. A summary.